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    3. 付き人

    付き人

    付つき​人びと

    assistant (esp. in show business or sumo)

    KMT10News #42+1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab11 strokes

    付人

    つきびと

    Noun

    1.
    assistant (esp. in show business or sumo), attendant, chaperon

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは有ゆう名めい人じんの付つき人びとです。

    He is an attendant for a celebrity.

    KMT7Work & Career
    若わか手て力りき士しは、先せん輩ぱい力りき士しの付つき人びととして雑ざつ用ようをこなす。

    Young sumo wrestlers perform chores as attendants for senior wrestlers.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsWork & CareerCulture & Traditions
    付つき人びとの仕し事ごとは、単たんなる雑ざつ務むだけでなく、師し匠しょうの身みの回まわりの世せ話わ全ぜん般ぱんに及およぶ。

    The work of an attendant extends beyond mere chores to general care for their master.

    KMT10Work & CareerCulture & Traditions
    俳はい優ゆうの付つき人びとは、スケジュール管かん理りや移い動どうの手て配はいなど、多た岐きにわたる業ぎょう務むをこなす。

    An actor's attendant handles a wide range of tasks, such as schedule management and travel arrangements.

    KMT10Work & CareerMusic & Entertainment
    歌か舞ぶ伎き役やく者しゃの付つき人びとは、舞ぶ台たい裏うらで衣い装しょうの準じゅん備びや小こ道どう具ぐの管かん理りを行おこなう。

    A Kabuki actor's attendant prepares costumes and manages props backstage.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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